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Amor, R. and Groves, L. and Donn, M. (1989) Knowledge Representation for Integrating Design Tools, Expert Systems in Engineering, Architecture and Construction, 6-8 December, Sydney, Australia, pp 165-178. |
Abstract: This paper examines the need to provide a common interface to expert systems, simulation tools and CAD systems for architectural design. We observe that a large amount of information is duplicated in describing buildings to several different tools. We propose a frame based representation of a building design, with an interfacing mechanism to move information between these tools. We also examine the use of a sophisticated graphical front end to the system, and the ability to learn from runs that are performed by the different tools.